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This book is about Team Building for Business. If you’re looking for a better way to organize team members who are committed to achieving shared goals, enhancing productivity and efficiency, and consistently producing excellent results, this book is for you! It was created for you, regardless of your occupation, position, or level of authority, to help you achieve the effectiveness and success you deserve. One of the biggest problems people face in business today is how to get people to work together, accept responsibility, and accountability for their work. This demands something in ...

THE ART OF ORGANIZING, THE SCIENCE OF KEEPING YOUR ACT TOGETHER — REVISED & UPDATED EDITION Want to consistently produce excellent results by coordinating and scheduling all the human, physical, and financial resources needed to keep your act together? This book shows you how. For over 50 years, we’ve studied how people consistently produce excellent results by arranging and structuring the duties and responsibilities of team members, defining and grouping business activities, and establishing working relationships in the real world, not just in theory, but in action. We’ve worked ...

THE ART OF FOLLOWERSHIP, THE HIDDEN HALF OF LEADERSHIP — REVISED & UPDATED EDITION. Want to consistently produce excellent results by adding greater value to those who contributed to your success, especially your boss. This book shows you how. For over 50 years, we’ve studied how people consistently produce excellent results in the real world, not in theory, but in action. Here, you’ll learn how to use the most actionable tactics, techniques, and tools to master the Art of FOLLOWERSHIP. Followers are the engines that power progress, the ones with boots on the ground that turn ideas ...

This book is about JOB INTERVIEWING: How to interview strong enough to be selected as the BEST candidate for the position and receive the job offer you deserve. What’s the purpose of any job interview? I’ll bet you think the purpose is to get a job, right? Wrong! This could not be farther from the truth. The purpose of any job interview is to screen you out, to eliminate you from consideration. This is normally followed by, We’ll get back to you. This is the ultimate test of your ability to sell yourself. This means you’ll need to speak a language every employer understands. After ...

This book is about how to conduct a successful Job Search. What’s the purpose of your resume? I’ll bet you think the purpose of your resume is to get a job, right? Wrong! This could not be farther from the truth. The purpose of your resume is to make your phone ring, period! This is the ultimate test of your resume: After posting your resume on the web, if your phone doesn’t ring, your resume is worthless. After reading this book, you’ll learn the language employers speak and be able to modify your current resume into a compelling one that will make your phone ring for job ...

This book is the revised and updated 2025 edition of Coaching for Business. If you’re looking for a better way to enhance your ability to facilitate, guide, and support a team member’s progress toward the achievement of their goals to consistently produce excellent results, this book is for you! It was created for you, regardless of your occupation, position, or level of authority, to help you achieve the effectiveness and success you deserve. However, before proceeding, it’s essential to note that this book is one of forty volumes that comprise a revolutionary new program called ...

This book is about Speaking for Business. Speaking for Business is your ability to speak in a way that’s compelling, convincing, clear, easy to understand, and error-free, to consistently produce excellent results. This is the 12th volume in a comprehensive Success Training Program, called SUCCESS MADE SIMPLE, designed to help you achieve the effectiveness and success you deserve. The first ten volumes (see Other Books) addressed these ten core competencies of your effectiveness and success in business: Followership, Delegating, Planning, Organizing, Communicating, Problem-Solving, ...

This book is about how to create a Compelling Resume, strong enough to receive the job interviews and offers you deserve. What’s the purpose of your resume? I’ll bet you think the purpose of your resume is to get a job, right? Wrong! This could not be farther from the truth. The purpose of your resume is to make your phone ring, period! This is the ultimate test of your resume: After posting your resume on the web, if your phone doesn’t ring, your resume is worthless. After reading this book, you’ll learn the language employers speak and be able to modify your current resume into a ...

THE ART OF COMMUNICATING, THE SCIENCE OF GETTING THINGS DONE — REVISED & UPDATED EDITION Want to consistently produce excellent results by exchanging information that produces clearer focus, builds consensus, eliminates mistakes, ensures shared understanding, and gets things done? This book shows you how. For over 50 years, we’ve studied how people consistently produce excellent results by transferring information between individuals within and outside a business, aiming to achieve a clearer focus, facilitate collaboration, build consensus, and ensure a shared understanding. We’ve ...

THE ART OF AWARENESS, THE SCIENCE OF MAKING SENSE OF COMPLEX SITUATIONS — REVISED & UPDATED EDITION Want to recognize and respond to internal and external factors, make informed decisions, adapt to change, and anticipate risks and opportunities? This book shows you how. For over 50 years, we’ve studied how people consistently produce excellent results by making sense of complex situations, especially when strong emotions are involved. We’ve worked alongside professionals, leaders, and high performers across industries, documenting what works, discarding what doesn’t, and distilling ...

THE ART OF PROBLEM SOLVING, THE SCIENCE OF OVERCOMING OBSTACLES — REVISED & UPDATED EDITION Want to anticipate problems, analyze their causes, generate potential options, make better decisions, and implement the best option from competing alternatives? This book shows you how. For over 50 years, we’ve studied how real-world problems get solved—not in theory, but in action. We’ve worked alongside professionals, leaders, and high-performers across industries, documenting what works, discarding what doesn’t, and distilling it all into a single, powerful guide. Whether you're just ...

THE ART OF TRAINING, THE SCIENCE OF ENHANCING POTENTIAL — REVISED & UPDATED EDITION. Want to prepare others for the future by improving their performance, enhancing their potential, and encouraging their professional development? This book shows you how. For over 50 years, we’ve studied how people consistently produce excellent results by training their team members to do the same, year after year. In business, Training isn’t a cost; it’s an investment in the future and a 10X profit multiplier. Whether you're just starting your career or leading at the highest levels, The Art of ...

TThis book is about how to create PLAYBOOKS. If you’re looking for a better way to keep the business running smoothly, scale successfully, and help teams stay aligned and accountable, this book is for you! It was created for you, regardless of your occupation, position, or level of authority, to help you achieve the effectiveness and success you deserve. One of the biggest problems people face in business today is how to achieve and maintain their ability to consistently produce excellent results over the long term. This situation demands sustainable processes, systems, and strategies to ...

This book is about Decision-Making. It's the revised and updated 2025 edition. If you’re looking for the most actionable and proven best practices needed to consistently make the BEST decisions, this book is for you. We created this series to give you the essential best practices and critical success skills needed to help you rise above the crowd, be the best at whatever you do, and stand out rather than just fit in. However, before proceeding, it’s essential to note that this book is one of forty volumes that comprise a revolutionary new program called SUCCESS MADE SIMPLE. The first ...

This book is about how to conduct an AFTER-ACTION REVIEW. If you’re looking for a better way to enhance the training of your employees to consistently produce excellent results, this book is for you! It was created for you, regardless of your occupation, position, or level of authority, to help you achieve the effectiveness and success you deserve. One of the biggest problems employers face today is how to train their employees. One way to overcome this is by using the After-Action Review Process. The After-Action Review Process is a training program that observes, measures, and reviews ...

This book is the revised and updated 2025 edition of Building Consensus for Business. If you’re looking for a better way to facilitate a collaborative team effort to reach a general agreement to meet the interests of all members, that consistently produces excellent results, this book is for you! It was created for you, regardless of your occupation, position, or level of authority, to help you achieve the effectiveness and success you deserve. However, before proceeding, it’s essential to note that this book is one of forty volumes that comprise a revolutionary new program called ...

This book is the revised and updated 2025 edition of Managing Meetings for Business. If you’re looking for a better way to enhance your ability to gather people together to share information and resolve problems that consistently produce excellent results, this book is for you! It was created for you, regardless of your occupation, position, or level of authority, to help you achieve the effectiveness and success you deserve. However, before proceeding, it’s essential to note that this book is one of forty volumes that comprise a revolutionary new program called SUCCESS MADE SIMPLE. The...

This book is about how to Scale a Business. Scaling is developing sustainable processes and systems to accommodate greater demand without increasing costs. It was created for you, regardless of your occupation, position, or level of authority, to help you achieve the effectiveness and success you deserve. One of the biggest problems people face in business today is what to do when the demand for your products or services outpaces your ability to deliver quality results. This situation demands sustainable processes, systems, and strategies to help you handle increased demand more efficiently...

This book is about Accountability. It's the revised and updated 2025 edition. If you’re looking for a better way to instill in others the ability to accept responsibility for their actions and inactions and the obligation to report, explain, and be answerable for any adverse consequences, this is your book. It was created for you, regardless of your occupation, position, or level of authority, to help you achieve the effectiveness and success you deserve. However, before proceeding, it’s essential to note that this book is one of forty volumes that comprise a revolutionary new program ...

THE ART OF CHARACTER-BUILDING, THE SCIENCE OF COURTESY AND RESPECT — REVISED & UPDATED EDITION. Want to develop the personal qualities and values that enhance your success by doing what’s right and treating everyone with courtesy and respect, no matter what? This book shows you how? For over 50 years, we’ve studied how people consistently produce excellent results by treating others with courtesy and respect regardless of the circumstances. Character is how you treat others, especially when under stress. Whether you're just starting your career or leading at the highest levels, The ...